Attachment for traction-engines.



- PATENTEDAPR.17,1906. J. M.-BART 0SH. ATTACHMENT POR'TRAGTION ENGINES.

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' APPLICATION FILED NOV-26.1904

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ATTACHMENT FOR TRACTlON-ENGINES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed November 26, 1904- Serial No. 234,439.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JosEPH MARTIN BAR- rosH, a citizen of the United States, residmg at Mount Vernon, in the county of Linn and State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sawing Attachments for Traction-Engines, of which the following is a specification.

The object of this invention is to provide a sawing device which may be easily and uickly attached to the front end of a orta le en ine and driven by a belt on the eltwheel t ereof.

'The nature of the invention will fully appear from the description and claims follow ing, reference being had to the accom anying drawing, which shows my improve sawing device as in use.

In the drawing, A designates the front axle of a portable engine, which is usually made with lateral and vertical webs B and C and with lugs D for connection with a tongue. (Not shown.) Above this axle is the boiler E,-

rovided with'a smoke-stack F, and to the oiler is attached the engine G, having a suit able driving-pulley H.

The sawing apparatus comprises a frame for the saw-arbor, a swinging carrier or cradle for the wood to'be sawed, a support therefor,

and means for supporting the whole ap aratus from the front end of the engine. hese parts will now be described in detail.

The saw-frame is rectangular and is composed of side barsI and end bars J and It is also referably, though not necessarily, provided with a middle bar L, bolted to the end bar J on the side op osite the side bars, but in line therewith att e other end. This K may be an angle-plate, as shown. To the. cross-bar J are secured eyebolts M to connect by suitable ins or bolts with the axlelugs D. To the ame is also secured a hook N, formed of a number of converging rods extending upwardly. and baokwardly toward the smoke-stack F. A ring O .0ver the smokestack engages the hook, and by this means the frame is firrnl supported. It is to be noted that the en s of the side bars I when .ters Patent, is-

in position abut against the vertical web of the axle, (the end of the nearer one being broken away to show the connection with the lugs,) and this, with the suspending device and adjustable leg Y, gives a very stable support to the whole structure.

The saw-arbor P is mounted on the frame in the usual way by bearings Q. A pulley R takes a belt S, runnin over the main pulleyH.

the lower ends of the cradle-bars are attached fingers W for the wood to rest on. A spring X, attached at one end to the inclined frame work and at the other end to one of the cradle-bars, serves to throw the cradle back in front of the saw, as shown, to give greater safety and convenience to the operator.

- Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Leti 1. In combination with a ortable engine having an axle with tongueugs thereon, a boiler, and a smoke-stack,substantially as described, a saw-frame provided with eyebolts to engage said lugs, a suspending-hook, and a ring to encircle the smoke-stack. V

2. In combination with a portable engine,

substantially as described, a saw-frame having inclined supports for a wood-cradle, a cradle hinged thereto at its upper end, and a spring to retract the cradle.

3. In combination with a portable engine, a saw-frame composed of side bars, end crossbars, a middle bar set at an angle to the side bars so as to truss the frame vertically when in horizontal position, diagonal supports for a wood-cradle, and a depending cradle hinged to said supports.

JOSEPH MARTIN BARTOSH; Witnesses:

Jon J. KUBIoEK, MARY T. BARTOSH.

Patented April 17, 1906. 

